Garment display pocket



' L. F. GRUE GARMENT DISPLAY POCKET y March 16, 1954 Filed Oct. 2. 1952IN VEN TOR. lazzzsfde,

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Application October 2, 1952, Serial No. 312,712

1 Claim. l

This invention relates to garments and particularly jackets, coats orshirts having patch pockets, and in particular a patch pocket having anopening through the outer wall with an intermediate partition on theinside of the material forming the wall of the pocket forming a smallauxiliary pocket, whereby an emblem, article, or other piece of materialin the auxiliary pocket is displayed through the opening in the wall ofthe pocket and is separated from the body portion of the pocket in whicha handkerchief or other article may be positioned.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for displayinginsignia such as used by servicemen, clubs and other organizationswithout permanently attaching, such as by stitching the insignia to thegarment, thereby making it possible to readily remove the insignia whenthe garment is changed or when the garment is washed or cleaned.

Various organizations require that emblems or other insignia be attachedby stitching to different parts of garments and when the garment ischanged or washed or cleaned it is necessary to remove the emblem orother insignia from one garment and attach it to another.- With thisthought in mind this invention contemplates a comparatively smallauxiliary pocket preferably formed against the inner surface of theouter wall of a pocket whereby an insigne or emblem positioned in theauxiliary pocket may be displayed through an opening in the outer wallof the pocket.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means fordisplaying emblems or other insignia through the Wall of a pocket of agarment.

Another object of the invention is to provide insignia displaying meansin a pocket of a garment without interfering with the conventional useof the pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment havinginsignia or emblem displaying means in a pocket thereof in which thegarment is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a piece of material adapted to form the outer wall of a pocket,preferably of the patch pocket type in which a layer of material isstitched to the inner surface of the wall of the pocket forming acomparatively small auxiliary pocket and in which the piece of materialforming the wall of the pocket is proytaken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a detail showing an exploded View wherein the insert onwhich the emblem or insigne is positioned is withdrawn from theauxiliary pocket.

Figure 5 is an elevational view looking toward the inner surface of theouter wall of the pocket and showing the auxiliary pocket stitched tothe outer wall of the pocket.

Figure 6 is a detail showing another exploded view wherein an insert inthe form of a layerof material is Withdrawn fromv an auxiliary pocket onthe inner surface of the outer wall of a pocket.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts the improved display pocket of this inventionincludes an outer wall I0 having an opening II therein and an innerpanel or layer of material I2 positioned on the inner surface of theouter wall.

The outer Wall or panel I0 with the inner panel I2 on the inner surfaceand with the upper end of the panel I2 open forms a small auxiliarypocket and an emblem, as indicated by the numeral I4 may be inserted inthe inner or auxiliary pocket formed by the panel I2 whereby the outerface of the emblem I 4 is displayed through the opening II in the outerwall or panel I0.

It will be understood that the large pocket and also the auxiliary orsmall pocket may be formed by suitable means however, in the designshown the outer panel or wall I0 is provided with a lining I5 and theside and lower edges of the panel are turned, as illustrated in Figs. 2and 3 whereby the edges are stitched to a wall I6 of a garment bystitches II. By the same means an inturned edge I8 is provided aroundthe opening II with said inturned edge stitched to the adjoining edge ofthe lining I5. In this design the side and lower edges. as indicated bythe nu meral i9, of the small panel I2 are secured to the lining I5 bystitches 20 whereby in normal use the panel l2 will be pressed snuglyagainst the inner surface of the outer wall of the pocket and the bodyof the pocket is adapted to be used for a handkerchief or other articlesin the usual manner. The thickness of the materials is exaggerated forthe purpose of illustration in Fig. 3, however, it willbe understoodthat the comparatively' thinipanel` lf2 will be nested against theinner' surface of the wall l0 so that it will not interfere with regularuse of the pocket.

In the design shown the upper edge of the outer wall I0 of the pocket isalso; turnedgin'- wardly providing an inturned strip 2 1 which isIsecured to the upper edge of the lining HiA with stitches 22. The panelI2 mayv also; berpnovided` with an inturned upper-edge 23 if desired.

With the parts formed in this manner anv emblem, insignia, or a layer ofmaterial of a color different from that of. the garment or outer wallof.' the` pocketmay. be placed in the auxiliary.` pocket whereby it willbe displayed through:Y the opening: lil in the outer wall'. I9' andthisv piece ofi material, emblem, or the. like.r maybe withdraw-n andireplaced. or otherwise. changed` as. may beidesired.

It will be understood that modifications, within the-scopeof thevappended claim, may be made inl the-design and arrangement of the.device without departing from the spirit. of the. invention.

Whatis claimed-is;

In combination with'Y a. garment,` avrstrpiece off material'. shapedtofV form the. outer wall of a patch:1 pocket' and@ stitched on thebottom and side-edgesthereoff tothe outer surface vof the garment, asecond piece of material substantially coextensive with said rst pieceof material stitched to the inner surface of said rst piece of materialwith the same stitches which secures the rst piece of material to thegarment, said second piece of material providing a lining covering theinner surface of the first piece of material, a third piece of materialof smaller size than saidA rst, and second pieces of material positionedagainst the inner surface of said second piece of materialY and stitchedto said second piece of material to provide an auxiliary pocket which ispositioned approximately at the center oai'T saidrstland second piecesof material, said first.V and* second pieces of material having anopening extending therethrough approximately atzthecenter4 thereot, andsaid opening being of smaller size than the third piece of material, andsaid auxiliary pocket being adapted to receive displayy objectspositioned therein so that said objects are visiblethrough the openinginthe saidJ rst and second pieces AofV material andi said objects'beinglarger than'the-opening', but smaller' than' the auxiliary pocket sothatA saidobjects are-maintained in'xed relation to the openings invsaid rstY andY second; pieces yof materiaL LOUIS F.' GRUE.

References Cited in` the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSNumber Name Date 903,065 Elbaum Nov. 3, 1908 1,023,632 Fantl Apr. 16,1912 l-,l`84*,861f Ludlow May. 30 1916A 1,191,275 Brehl July 18,1916

